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NASA

Nasa Space Place: All About Saturn

For Students 3rd - 8th
Discover facts about Saturn including its surface, moons and planets that surround it, and interesting images.
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Handout
European Space Agency

European Space Agency: Esa Kids: Our Universe: Saturn

For Students 3rd - 8th
A basic overview of the planet Saturn. Links to information about the other planets and objects in our solar system are included.
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Article
University of Texas at Austin

The University of Texas Mc Donald Observatory: Saturn

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover interesting facts about Saturn, the second-largest planet in the Solar System.
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PPT
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: The Planets of the Solar System

For Students 6th - 8th
As technology has advanced, so do our views and understanding of the solar system. No longer do we have to rely on our unaided eyes to observe planets. View these high-quality images of planets provided by NASA spacecraft.
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Handout
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Planets in Our Solar System Study Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
A quick overview of the eight planets in our solar system.
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Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: How Big Are the Planets in Our Solar System?

For Students 3rd - 5th
This activity explores the relative size of the eight planets that circle around the Sun.
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Article
DOGO Media

Dogo News: Week of 10 21 13: Does It Rain Diamonds on Saturn and Jupiter?

For Students 6th - 8th
Article reports on research that suggests that rain on Saturn and Jupiter may be made of diamonds. Includes a brief video.
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Handout
Cosmos 4 kids

Cosmos4 Kids: Solar System: Saturn

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn the basic facts about the planet Saturn. The brief, to the point text makes this site most suitable for younger researchers.
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Handout
Cool Math

Coolmath: Science Monster: Saturn

For Students 3rd - 8th
A cool fact sheet about Saturn including a place for students to enter their weight on Earth to convert it to what it would be on Saturn.
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PBS

Nova: Anatomy of the Rings

For Students 9th - 10th
Thanks to the Cassini spacecraft, you can view numerous pictures of Saturn's rings. There are also answers to eleven different questions about the rings.
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Handout
NASA

Nasa Space Place: Why Does Saturn Have Rings?

For Students 3rd - 8th
Explains what Saturn's rings are made of.
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NASA

Nasa: Planetary Data Sytem: Welcome to the Planets

For Students 9th - 10th
Collection of images, with vocalized explanatory captions, of the planets acquired by NASA as part of its exploratory space programs.
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Handout
Cosmos 4 kids

Cosmos4 Kids: Solar System Details: Moons of Saturn

For Students 3rd - 8th
Explore the dozens of Saturn's moons orbiting the second largest planet of our solar system. Find out about the Cassini space mission which explored Saturn's largest moon, Titan.
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Handout
Nine Planets

The Nine Planets: Titan

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from The Eight Planets shows that Titan may serve as a model of a highly reduced early Earth atmosphere in which the first stages of organic chemical evolution could take place in the atmosphere.
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Unit Plan
NASA

Nasa: Space Place: Messenger: Planet Mass Comparison

For Students 3rd - 8th
Compare the masses of planets in this interactive animation. Simply pile a number of Earths on one side of the scale, to balance with the mass of one Jupiter. Then try this with all the planets.
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Website
Nine Planets

The Nine Planets: An Overview of the Solar System

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed overview of the history, mythology, and current scientific knowledge of each of the planets and moons in the solar system.
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Handout
Science4Fun

Science4 Fun: Saturn

For Students K - 1st
Learn fun facts and details about the atmosphere, composition, and discovery of Saturn, the second largest planet.
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Website
NASA

Nasa: Cassini: Mission to Saturn

For Students 9th - 10th
NASA site details what sets Saturn apart from the other planets in our solar system and why the Cassini spacecraft mission is important.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Our Solar System: Outer Planets

For Students 3rd - 5th
A slideshow and a short multiple-choice quiz on the four outer planets of our solar system, which include Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
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Website
NASA

Nasa Star Child: Probes to the Outer Planets (Level 2)

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has a description of the many probes sent to the outer planets, including pictures and vocabulary words linked to a glossary of terms. Other links on interesting facts and more detailed information are also included.
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University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Cassini Uvis Ultraviolet Imaging Spectrograph

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the home page of the team that built the Ultraviolet Imaging Spectrograph carried by the Cassini mission to Saturn.
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Wonderville Media

Wonderville: Planets

For Students K - 1st
There are eight planets in orbit around our Sun. These planets form our solar system. The eight planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. There are also rocks, moons, comets, and other objects going...
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Smithsonian Institution

National Air and Space Museum: Exploring the Planets: Ancient Times & the Greeks

For Students 9th - 10th
In ancient times only five planets were known: Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn. Learn about Greek astronomer Ptolemy's theory for the solar system that was to survive for fourteen centuries.
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Website
Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: Zoom Astronomy: All About Space

For Students 3rd - 8th
A fantastic collection of information about the solar system. Includes information on all of the planets, the moon, the sun, asteroids, comets, meteoroids, and stars. Also find puzzles, a dictionary, quizzes, classroom activities, and...

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